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#1 2008-12-20 21:05:39

mags
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giants head

Any advice welcomed....quite a novice but need to make a giants head for a panto. I have used pva and kitchen towel quite succesfully in the past for various props as I like the hard finish, great to cover polystyrene but will it hold shape well enough when I remove the mold? ( I will cover a plastic bin bag filled with scrunched paper)  Any suggestions?

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#2 2008-12-21 03:24:50

CatPerson
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Re: giants head

Welcome to the board, mags!  We haven't had any large heads, lately!

How large is this head to be?

I don't see why your plan wouldn't work. 

If it will be quite large (1 m tall or so), you may need a couple of extra layers to compensate for the span.  When completely dry, you should be able to push against the papier mache 'skull' and tell if it's firm enough for your purposes.

Since you must be certain to cover with full layers (no thin spots), make the alternate layers different colors, or add some tint to the PVA for the alternate layers. This will show you if you've missed any spots. A spoonful of tempera powder (the cheap stuff for kids is fine) should do.

Sue

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#3 2008-12-24 10:04:53

ricky patassini
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Re: giants head

Hi... check out my gallery, if thats  kind of what your seeking to do,let me know and I would be happy to send you a dozen or so photos of start to finish and a outline guide ...... regards Ricky

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#4 2009-01-15 23:24:46

Jackie
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Re: giants head

Check out the latest tutorial - Ricky has created a clear step by step guide to making a giant head. http://www.papiermache.co.uk/tutorials/giant-head/

Thanks Ricky!


Jackie

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#5 2009-01-16 04:18:43

CatPerson
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Re: giants head

That is certainly quite a piece of work, Ricky!  Very nice, indeed!

And a good tutorial, too.

Sue

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#6 2009-01-16 09:44:45

ricky patassini
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Re: giants head

Thank you ,to Jackie and Russ for doing such a great job ,Mags for starting it all,
and Sue for the compliments. I would like everyone to know I am up to answering any questions regarding the project,Thanks again....Ricky

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#7 2009-01-16 21:48:05

mags
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Re: giants head

Thanks to Ricky for all the info and photos of the head, they have been a great help.  I have enjoyed reading all the various PM recipies but took the easy option using diluted pva, newspaper and kitchen towel.  The result was quite pleasing for a first attempt and I look forward to being a little more ambitious in the future.  I feel this is the start of another very time consuming hobby!!

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#8 2009-01-26 19:39:43

ricky patassini
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Re: giants head

Hi everyone here is a couple of links to "who is David Oppenheimer"  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Oppenheimer  http://www.vancouverhistory.ca/archives_oppenheimer.htm

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